The FIA has overseen a number of changes to track limits at the Red Bull Ring to try and avoid a repeat of the post-race penalties that were required at last year’s Austrian Grand Prix.In 2023, eight drivers were handed a total of 12 penalties long after the race had...

What's it like to get behind the wheel of a Formula car at the Bertil Roos Racing School?For Merrill Quintrell, the three-day course at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla., provided one of the best experiences of his life.The 62-year-old North Carolina resident paints a vivid description of what...

Lewis Hamilton admits he backed off in the race with Sebastian Vettel in the Australian Grand Prix to protect his power unit with a championship battle in mind.Having started from pole, Hamilton appeared to have the quickest car but dropped behind Vettel when Ferrari was able to take advantage of...

Williams was forced to end running after just 12 laps on the second day of pre-season testing due to a damaged car following a spin for Lance Stroll.Stroll, who has carried out extensive testing of previous-generation Formula 1 cars but was getting his first taste of an official test, got...

Jenson Button described his short-lived final Formula 1 race as "really emotional" after a 17-year career at the pinnacle of motorsport.The McLaren driver is officially only taking a sabbatical in 2017, remaining McLaren's reserve driver with the option to return if required in 2018.However, Button (pictured, with his mother) spent...

IndyCar has confirmed the long-expected layout tweaks to the Toronto street circuit, including the relocation of pitlane to the opposite side of the track.The changes, which represent the third modification to the layout since 1986, have been made to accommodate the newly-constructed Hotel X Toronto, which sits just inside the...

A modified track layout – including shifting pit lane to the opposite side of the circuit – highlights changes to the temporary street course that plays host to the Honda Indy Toronto from July 15-17. It is the 12th race on the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule.The modified design –...

Robert "Goofy" Hoffstetter, a longtime corner worker at Palm Beach International Raceway, died Sunday following an accident involving a motorcycle racer during the Florida Track Days event at the facility's road course.The track reported that a rider had a stuck throttle on his Yamaha R1, and dismounted from the motorcycle...

Pastor Maldonado says he was unlucky to crash out of the second Formula 1 practice session at Spa, while also admitting that the crash was not due to a mechanical failure.The Lotus driver hit the barriers on the run to Pouhon after running wide, leaving him sidelined for the remainder...

Formula 1 drivers have been warned that track limits will be more rigorously enforced at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Amid a recent focus on drivers running off track to potentially gain a benefit, the FIA has made it clear that it will not tolerate drivers running wide at any...